G.W. Carver’s five-star linebacker Lyndell “Mack” Wilson was in attendance for Alabama’s 42-21 win over SEC-foe Florida last Saturday, and is taking in all in as part of the recruiting process.

“I see that Alabama really gets after people and plays good team ball. I really just paid attention to the defensive scheme where they made a lot of plays on defense, but they could have made more. They made a lot of mistakes,” Wilson said. “They just have to go back to the drawing board and capitalize on it next game. I’m looking into Alabama, but I’m really taking everything in right now.”

Wilson – a 6-2, 225-pound junior – has 13 tackles and three tackles for loss so far this season. He’s earned five-star ratings from Rivals and 247Sports. Rivals ranks him as the state’s top prospect in the 2016 class and the No. 10 player in the country.

“I talked to (defensive coordinator) Kirby (Smart) after the game and before,” Wilson said. “He was just telling me to make sure that I enjoy everything and he was going to try to get me up there some time so I can hang out with the guys more.”

Lanier snaps losing streak

With its 9-6 win over BTW-Tuskegee, Sidney Lanier snapped it’s 14-game losing streak that dated back to the final game of the 2012 season.

“We were happy. We poured Gatorade on the coach and everybody waved at the crowd and shook their hands and stuff. It was a special victory for us,” linebacker Joshua Terrell said.

The win was the first as a head coach for C.J. Harris, who took over at the start of the 2013 season.

“The biggest thing is, it was more of a morale for the kids, for them to get out and get their first victory. It’s been something we’ve been working on for the last year and a half, two years now. We’re just hoping everything carries over to the upcoming ball games.”

The Poets play city-rival Jeff Davis at Cramton Bowl on Friday.

St. James going strong

In 2001, St. James running back Jonathan Robinson was in preschool, and that was the last time the Trojans started a season 5-0, according to the Alabama High School Football Historical Society.

Now Robinson – a senior – leads the Trojans with 150 rush yards a game and has run for four touchdowns. He’ll hope to keep his strong playing going when St. James hosts Park Crossing on Friday as the Trojans try to go to go through the first half of the season undefeated.

“It’s be huge (to start 5-0). It started in the summer, we’ve all been getting stronger. I feel like over the last few years since coach (Jimmy) Perry’s been here we’ve just grown as a team,” Robinson said. “We’ve pretty much been here together and grown up and now it’s finally our time to do big things.”

MA raises $6,620

All of the proceeds from Montgomery Academy’s 38-20 win over Randolph at Birmingham-Southern on Aug. 29 went to Children’s Hospital of Alabama.

A total of $6,620 was raised and the players also bought crayons, markers and bubbles for the patients.

“It was very humbling because we all take it for granted to come out here on the football field every day and practice,” MA wide receiver Jimmy Massey said. “It was very humbling to see that some people aren’t as fortunate and it was nice to be able to give back to them a little and hopefully make their day a little bit better.”